Chapter 1040

"Governor Nicholas, the British Empire has been on the sea all these years, and the red shirts have few rivals. However, Wales in Australia was defeated in one day, and Newland only let the enemy spend an hour. This kind of blind self-confidence of the British should be put away. We have met the real enemy."

There was a lot of worry in Butlin's eyes.

Then he said: "the soldiers who escaped from Newland said that the Chinese Empire had a kind of firearm that could fire bullets continuously. Their artillery was so powerful that our artillery could not match them at all. Moreover, their rifles did not need to be loaded from the front, and there was something that would explode when thrown out. Have you heard of these things?"

Nicholas burst out laughing. "A musket loaded from the butt. Ha ha, this is ridiculous "

as he was laughing, he suddenly saw Butlin's serious eyes, immediately put away his laughter and said," well, this weapon is really unique, but is it possible? Maybe the soldier was scared out of his mind, or just looking for an excuse for his failure. "

"It may be true if only the soldiers of Newland said that, but the defeated soldiers from Australia also said that, so it's not a coincidence. From now on, we have to do everything, dig trenches at the beach and build defense. If we lose India, the biggest loss is the East India Company, isn't it?" Butlin's smile was a little funny.

Nicholas's face changed. Then he remembered what the Australian soldier said. After thinking about it, his face became dignified.

"Does the Chinese Empire really have such weapons?" Nicholas asked again.

"Basically, I can be sure that I have sent someone to send the collected information back to London. Unfortunately, we did not get any material object this time, but in the letter, I have asked Congress to seriously consider the proposal to study weapons in this area." Butlin said coldly.

Nicholas nodded solemnly: "if so, this time we must seize Malacca and cut off the route of the Chinese Imperial Navy. Fortunately, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and France all responded to us. In any case, this war is very important. Even if we can't take back Malacca, we will consume part of the strength of the Chinese Imperial Navy and extend the war Slow them westward

Butling nodded his head with satisfaction. He said: "this is what a governor should do. Now we have to cooperate with the other two governors, mobilize British soldiers from India, wait for reinforcements, and train Indians to fight for us. There are a lot of these animals. It's not bad for us to die some of them, but also consume the strength of the enemy."

"It's going to cost us a lot of money." Nicholas had some pain, but he knew that if he didn't, they would never have a chance to make money in India.

So he hesitated for a moment, and said, "Calcutta has 8000 Indian soldiers we have trained. With the number of firearms sent by our native land during this period, we can train another 9000 people. We estimate that 50000 Indian soldiers can be gathered from the three jurisdictions. With 20000 British soldiers stationed here, 70000 people are a huge number." Nicholas suddenly had some confidence again.

After a pause, he continued, "and there are other reinforcements, and they add up to no less than 30000."

Butling looked at Nicholas with a sneer. He said: "in front of the weapons of the Chinese Empire, no matter how many people are killed, now we have only one way to defend. India is rich in land, and food is not a problem. Even if the air route is cut off, we can still be self-sufficient, so we still start to build defense bases." Butlin stressed.

Nicholas spread his hand, he said: "this problem is authorized to you, after all, you are the future general of the Empire, I believe in your talent, Lieutenant Butlin."

Butlin came here to ask for authorization. He said: "I will build a defense system that will make the Chinese Empire headache. Wait. If they want to bite India, they will lose two teeth."

As soon as his words were finished, a soldier entered the governor's office and reported: "Your Excellency, the fleet of France, Spain and Portugal has arrived."

Nicholas was overjoyed. He said, "Butlin, we are not fighting alone this time."

As he said this, he pulled butrin out of the governor's house and through the gate of the castle. He came to the dock. Sure enough, more than 100 warships were coming slowly to the port of Calcutta.

Nicholas counted the flag of the warship and said, "this is the Dutch, this is the Spanish, this is the Portuguese, and the one on the far right is the Frenchman. Ha ha, they are all here."

Butlin's face softened a little.

Spain lost the colony of the Philippines, which made them reluctant. The Portuguese once had a jurisdiction in the southeast corner of Guangzhou, but after the merchant Council was defeated, the army of Da Yu drove them away, which made Portugal very angry.

France, needless to say, now that Malacca is blocked, the French soldiers in East Indochina are isolated and helpless. Under the pressure of China, they decided to formally wage war with the Chinese Empire, and the Dutch have no choice but to follow them one way to the dark.Either they defeated the Chinese Empire to gain the former colony, or they attacked in Europe.

A hundred warships were getting closer and closer, and soon they sailed into the dock. At this time, soldiers from all over the world began to get off the ship.

Butlin's eyes swept over the soldiers, and Spanish and Portuguese soldiers were less equipped with rifles, and most of them still used flint guns.

The Dutch and French soldiers all imitated the firearms of the Chinese Empire. The Dutch bought their weapons from the Chinese Empire.

But France made it by itself. Seeing this, Butlin had some understanding of the development of French armaments.

"There are hundreds of warships, each of which carries 300 soldiers. There are 30000. This time, the Chinese Empire dares to be so rampant." Nicholas's confidence soared.

Butlin finally smiles. He goes over to greet the officers of other countries and discuss the next war.

For Europe, they have never assembled so many troops outside their home country to confront a common enemy.

He was happy and worried at the same time, because if they failed in India, they would never be able to gather so much strength again for a long time. From then on, India will belong to the Chinese Empire, and the routes will also belong to the Chinese Empire.

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